Illside Radio..

"Last Sunday, MTV took it upon themselves to debate the top hottest MC's, Odeisel from Planetill.com and I discuss their list and argue the validity of the selected 10 with emphasized sighs and groans. Closing out the show we discuss what is a MC, and is there a difference between being called a MC and a Rapper? Illside Radio Podcast is back in full effect, you better pack a lunch before stepping on this side of the tracks. You've been warned"

- Square One

Coming Soon: The Everything Or Nothing EP

I may hold a listening session via UStream this weekend... we'll see.

The End..

I never post anything from the "majors" or leaks from albums, but hey.. fuck it. It's Friday. Cudder hooked up with GLC, Chip Tha Ripper & Nicole Wray for one of my favorite joints from his new album. The track was also produced by Chicago's own Blended Babies (who absoultely snapped). MOTM II drops November 9th, so be sure to pick up a few copies. Enjoy.

KiD CuDi (feat. GLC, Chip Tha Ripper & Nicole Wray) - "The End"

I Won..

For the first single from his upcoming EP, "A Backpacker Named R.O.E.", the homie R.O.E. is joined by Brecan Bland over a Best Kept Secret-produced banger to claim the 'W. The winner is definitely R.O.E.

R.O.E. (feat. Brecan Bland) - "I Won"

Chinese Food..

Chinese Food. No Wonton soup. And then? I'm sorry.

Al Dilla & D. Best - "Chinese Food"

Sucka Free..

The Winner's Circle is in the building. The homie Black Matt unleashed this new joint from his tape, "Midwest Living", earlier today. Hey, miss us with that sucka shit.

Black Matt - "Sucka Free"

Ignorant..

Ahh.. late pass? Here's KC's take on Officer Ricky's "Super High" & Weezy's "Single". I can dig it. Shouts to Da Visionaryz behind the lens.

Dream Catchers..

New JDP, which I'm late on posting. Forgive me & Go check out JDP at Goose Island on Halloween.

JDP - "Dream Catchers"

Forgetting Sarah Marshall..

This is the last joint I'll give y'all before "The Apatow Project" drops. 4th single? Legit? "Forgetting Sarah Marshall"? Yes, yes & yes. Late, but that's better than never. Hope y'all enjoy.

Legit - "Forgetting Sarah Marshall"

Real Good Feel..

I'm not too sure who any of the artists involved are, but this joint is super dope. I guess it really does have that "Real Good Feel".

UPDATE: I guess I should read more. The State Champs just released their mixtape, "2ILL Cats In A Ford Truck", which you can check out here.

This Is Ill Right?

Chicago's Pennjamin Bannekar wants to know if this is ill. I would say yes. Best Kept Secret on the production. DC, what up?

Pennjamin Bannekar - "Illwrite"

Cheat Codes..

I promise I had nothing to do with the artwork. It's all about sex, lies & Skype in the latest installment in Jéan P.'s "Road To Rise & Shine" series.

Jéan P. - "Cheat Codes"

Waiting On Me

The Big Homie drops off the visuals for Waiting On Me, off his DJ Sean Mac hosted tape. He really is the Chicago Bull.

Trading Places..

All I can say is.. "Don't Feed Da Killaz, Vol. 3" drops on Halloween.

Sky Life..

As promised, here's the new joint from the homie G-Scott. Look for a much cleaner mix to be featured on Scott's mixtape, "The Blackout".

G-Scott - "Sky Life"

Events: Neak Rock's Listening Party

WIMH x Vandalyzm..

The homies over at WIMH caught up with STL's Vandalyzm to discuss the concept behind his latest mixtape, his inspirations and influences, the real sound of St. Louis & his pottery habits. Seriously though. The homie CNTRBND put me on Van' a while ago. Homie's super nice.

Is This Thing On?

Lungz, this is unfair. How dare you put together such a dope joint! "Monster: Buried Alive" drops on Halloween. I can't wait.

Lungz (feat. Myles, YP & Soze) - "Is This Thing On?"

Deuces..

GrandTotal's E-Money jacks Chris Breezy's mixtape joint-turned-single & shot a video for it. Not bad sir, not bad.

Events: The Boy Illinois' Listening Party

I Just Wanna Chill..

ElSí just wants to chill. Is that too much to ask?

ElSí - I Just Wanna Chill

Take You High..

JDott Trife & Astonish aim to take the ladies higher in the new visual for Trife's 1st single from his new album, "The Trife Effect". Hand me my late pass. Shouts to Glacier City.

Fun With Dick & Jane..

3rd single from "The Apatow Project". Need I say more?

Silken Leigh (feat. Chandler London) - "Fun With Dick Jane" (Produced by Chris Ill)

Illside Radio..

Welcome back to the Illy-Ill Side!

"This past Wednesday, Odeisel from Planetill.com and I got the talking about TI coming to the savior of a suicide jumper 2 days before he was scheduled for court. Does TI have a future in a sequel in the Negotiator series? Definitely appears so! We build on albums highly discussed and promoted but never made, and we step in to the sports arena and talk about Brett Favre's sexting habits, Gilbert Arenas's future, and Pat Riley fizzing out the Heat's chances for a title run this year before the season starts. So close your door, turn down the lights and open your ears to Illside Radio!" - Square One

The homie Square One also caught up with GLC after his performance at Sneaker Pimps this past weekend for a quick 'Q&A' session. You can check it out here.

Sweet..

Congratulations, Sky Starks. You're the 1st rapper we've ever heard from Nebraska. Track's not that bad though.

Sky Starks - "Sweet"

Heir Time..

Minnesota's in the house. Minneapolis to be exact. MaLLy & The Sundance Kid drop their new single for the October installment of their "Free On The 15th" series. I can dig it.

MaLLy - "Heir Time"

Linebacker..

I seriously hate trailers & snippets, but I figured someone out there's a fan of 'em. This one is for D. Brown's new single, "Linebacker", produced by HustleSquad's Troy P.

Join A Frat..

Illi isn't playing. "Inhale 3" drops soon. Be ready.

The Boy Illinois - "Join A Frat"

Thirty Too..

"Good morning Chicago, it's the new chief."

Automatic L.I. over Stefan Ponce production? Yes please! The album, "Something Epic", is going to be a fuckin' problem.

Chuck L.I. - "Thirty TOO"

Clockin' Lotsa Dollarz..

The homie Black Matt borrows GLC's latest single for his latest joint, which I don't believe will be on his upcoming mixtape. "Midwest Living" is coming sooner than you think.

Black Matt - "Clockin' Lotsa Dollarz"

Events: Sneaker Pimps Chicago

Be there!

Some Other Shit..

Monty Carlo, Diesel & Santino Corleon keep it real Cincinnati on the first joint from Santino's "Sorry 4 Partying" project. Shouts to our fam at TheOneMic for the heads up.

Monty Carlo (feat. Diesel & Santino Corleon) - "Some Other Shit"

The Takeoff..

Chicago's Vi takes it to L.A. with DJ Skee for his new mixtape, "The Takeoff". Seriously, don't sleep on this dude.

Vi - "The Takeoff"

Throw Ya Hands Up..

The homie Pro2je rocks over one of my favorite track from Freeway & Jake One's "Stimulus Package" album for his new joint, "Throw Ya Hands Up". Mixtape please?

Pro2je - "Throw Ya Hands Up"

I Am Agacee..

Agacee decided to drop a 10-track mini-project for everyone before his album, "The High Off Life Experience", drops later this year.

Agacee - "I Am Agacee"

Modern Day Hippie..

During the Smoker's Club Tour Chicago stop, the homie Rasheed was able to get some footage of Spitta performing "Modern Day Hippie" during his set. Jet life fools.

Welcome To The illSide..

In case you didn't know, the homie SquareOne is now a member of the illCity team. Clap for 'em. Square hosts a weekly podcast, Illside Radio, which you'll now be able to check out right here on the site! The latest installment features an interview with Rah Digga & more!

Scuba Lessons..

The Kansas City Kid is at it again. After a brief hiatus, Watts hit us up to give the masses a small taste of what his new mixtape, "The Life Aquatic", sounds like. Scuba Dog says download it and if I was you, I would do what he says.

Watts - "Scuba Lessons, Vol. 1"

Forever

The homie Rotimi comes through with official visuals for his highly anticipated single, "Forever." Directed by Da Visionaryz. I think we all can relate to this.

Rotimi- "Forever"

Grammy Time..

Agacee rocks over this smooth joint produced by Australia's own Jacob Giles which will be featured on his new free LP, "The High Off Life Experience". I'm rocking with it.

Agacee - "Grammy's"

The Underground..

"The UnderGround" from Eric DeShazer on Vimeo.

Shouts to the fam over at ChiGround.com for putting together a dope way for artists to be heard. This installment of the cypher features Yella Kid, Airlines & Kid Dre.

Young World

A.O.N. (Ambitious Or Nothing) links up with DJ Green Lantern to drop his new project, Young World Vol. 1. I must say this tape is pretty dope. It features production from Best Kept Secret, DJ Marbll and Jermaine Dupri. Do yourself a favor and hit download.

AON- Young World Vol. 1 (Hosted by DJ Green Lantern)

High Friday..

The good homies over at Doobie Clothing will be dropping their new mixtape, "High Friday", on November 12th & they want you (yes, all of you Chicago artists) to be a part of it. All you have to do is submit your song(s) here with the background info & all of that good stuff. Each friday before the day the tape drops, we'll drop a joint from the tape to help whichever artist is featured get some exposure. Dope huh? Get those submissions rolling! November 12th will be here before you know it!

LBJ..

What if everything we saw on the videos and heard in the music was real life? What if we let all of these things be the focal point of our lives? Well, Two4Fifteen poses these questions through metaphorical joints like their first single "LBJ". Of course, LeBron is used because equate him with success. Two4Fifteen's debut project, "Lost In Nevuary". drops right here on October 19th.

Two4Fifteen - "LBJ"

What's The Hurry?

Rockie Fresh - "What's The Hurry" Official Video from RockieTV on Vimeo.

Rockie Fresh hooks up with Justin Oh & Davy Greenberg for the first visual from his new project, "Otherside". The Cartoonz snapped with Imogen Heap sample though.

Rockie Fresh - "What's The Hurry"

Goin' In For The Kill..

As most of you know, A3C took place this past weekend in Atlanta & Chicago was definitely in the building. L.E.P. Bogus Boys hit the Perfect Attendance stage to perform my favorite song at the moment, "Goin' In For The Kill", and the homies at WIMH were on hand to get some footage. It certainly looks like there was plenty of Duff in the air.

Slapbox..

Lungz - Slapbox from Brandon "N2ition" Riley on Vimeo.

The big homie Lungz keeps it real Chicago in the visual for his new street single, "Slapbox". Lungz' album, "Monster: Buried Alive", drops on Halloween. Beware.

Events: King Illa-Noize Beat Battle

For more information, click here.

Vice City..

Yo- Vice City from Ayo on Vimeo.

Ayo! comes through with the visuals for his track "Vice City", which he dropped last week. Yo actually edited the video himself, while the homie LB from Only4TheReal took directorial duties. Not bad fellas.

Rebecca Romijn..

If there's anybody out there grinding hard, it's definitely the homie JDP. Aside from working on a few visuals, perfecting his stage shows, putting the finishing touches on an album and working on a project for Ray-Ban, JDP is prepping another mixtape entitled "Where Anything Goes, Vol. 2". Consider this new joint for the tape a gift. Happy Music Monday folks.

JDP - "Rebecca Romijn"

First Place..

I'll let Trinity explain this one..

"'1st Place' is a track that I wrote after moving back to the block that I grew up on, on Chicago's westside. I moved to the suburbs at 12 years old in order to have a safer environment and better education. I eventually returned to a neighborhood where the people were engaging in the same way of life. That nostalgic feeling was a well needed reminder of where I come from and where I can go." - Trinity

1st Place by chicagotrinity